‘Aw-hay-Naaa – (We inspired), it is a past tense from the word ‘iihaa’,
origin of which is Wahii. Wahii means “Divine inspiration and
secret indication”. Here, the aim from ‘iihaa’ is that “all of a sudden,
it came in his conception strongly that there would be a day when I would be in
good condition and I shall inform them about their misbehavior and then I shall
forgive them”.

This thought was inspired
by Allah Almighty Himself (without any means) in the heart of Joseph (peace be
upon him).

Meaning of first
sentence is that “when the brothers of Joseph led him off and they had decided
finally to fling
him into the depth of the pit”. Here, further description has been stopped and
it has been left on the comprehension of the hearer of this verse for its
completion. Then after awhile, He (Allah Almighty) commanded: We inspired in
(the heart of) him (Joseph)! One such day will come when you will tell them
(brothers) about their maltreatment, and even they will be so much unaware that
the person, who is talking with us, is actually Joseph (peace be upon him), because, at that time, you will be a King of
Egypt, and your brothers will be standing before you as beggars.

That, which would
have been happened with effect from “the decision of brothers for placing
Joseph in the depth of the pit” to “this thought of Joseph which was inspired
by Allah Almighty in him”, surely it is that “they carried Joseph and threw him
in the well”, this idea was produced in his heart all at once during the
solitude of the well. Difficulties of the interior period of above mentioned
both points have not been explained, because while Holy Qur’an instructs
that every such individual who is in distress, should be patient on calamities,
after it, It can never teach that you should rouse the passions of people by
explaining about their past calamities, and describing about tyrannies of the
tyrants, and excite them for weeping, crying and mourning willingly or
unwillingly.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman
Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by PaakCompany, 17- Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to
English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/81id9-J5qpA